Word: focus
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sits down and delves into the nature and causes of the present steel crisis, these facts will be brought into focus...
...problem that fascinates all oceanographers is the origin of the deep troughs that are found mostly in the Pacific. The deepest ones, e.g., the Tonga Trench, the Marianas Trench, have narrow V bottoms that are clear of sediment. They are uneasy parts of the earth's crust. Deep-focus earthquakes rumble out of them, and generally volcanoes spout near...
...apparently sweeping opinions, the court threw its weight on the side of individuals involved in security cases-to the point where many a sober-minded observer feared that the public interest was being jeopardized. But last week, in a pair of 5-4 decisions, the Supreme Court gave clearer focus to two of the most controversial of its earlier security-case rulings, brought the conflict between individual rights and public interest into better balance. The then-and-now of the court's security decisions...
This Togetherness Stuff. There are non-Clansmen in town whose attitude toward Shirley is somewhat more analytical. They focus on the calculation behind the talent, enjoy the "natural" comedienne but see the cool planning that makes her tick. They take pleasure in her company, as did the friend who squired her to Santa Anita one afternoon, smug in the knowledge that she had telephoned a gagwriter and announced: "I'm going to the races. Give me ten jokes on racing...
...extent to which the Houses have become the main focus of Harvard life is illustrated by the fact that the Class of '34, the first class to progress completely through the House system, has initiated reunion activities on a House basis as well as the usual class-wide functions. At this time, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first House class, the Houses have become an even more important focus of undergraduate life...